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Agitated thin film drying of non-centrifugal sugars: Impact of processing parameters on the crystallinity and dissolution rates of NCS powder by Sneha R. Iyer; Sanjay M. Mahajani is a Agricultural and Biological Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.
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In the present work, we have evaluated the application of Agitated thin film dryers (ATFD) to produce noncentrifugal sugars. Both crystallization and drying, performed otherwise as separate steps in the conventional process, are carried out together in ATFD, thereby making it a compact and cost-effective process. The powder obtained in ATFD was extremely dry (moisture content ~ 3%) with a semi-crystalline form (<60% crystalline). The critical process parameters such as juice feed concentration and feed flow rates were optimized to get the NCS powder of varying crystallinity. The crystalline properties of the NCS powder were determined using X-ray diffraction and sorption isotherms. A product with as low as 37% crystallinity with low moisture (3% w/w) was realized with a dilute feed of 30 • Brix. Higher feed flow rate failed to achieve phase transition and resulted in a concentrated syrup of 50-75 • Brix. The product had unique characteristics in terms of amorphous nature with very low moisture content imparting a longer shelf life when compared to solid NCS blocks available in local market. The amorphous nature of NCS from ATFD makes it a fast-dissolving product with a dissolution
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- Author
- Sneha R. Iyer; Sanjay M. Mahajani
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)